Editorial: Resurgence
By Paul Bouissac
Dr. Anne Urbancic, President of the Toronto Semiotic Circle (2007)
The Internet and its ever expanding web magnificently serve the construction of global communities of researchers.
The new culture enables instant information gathering, free transfer of knowledge, and much needed critical feedback on the spot.
But this does not make local networks and interactions irrelevant. Quite on the contrary ...
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World Report: Semioticians meet in Bari (Italy)
by Winfried Noth
Under the broad umbrella theme Communication, Interpretation, Translation, Susan Petrilli organized an International Conference at the University of Bari (Italy)
from February 16 to 18. Semiotics and more specifically ideas and theories of the indefatigable Semiotic School of Bari with its mentor Augusto Ponzio were at
the heart of the all of its three subtopics which were outlined in the Call for Papers ...
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Obituary Max Nänny (1933-2006)
by Christina Ljungberg
Max Nänny (Zurich), one of the active forces behind Word & Image Studies and the co-founder of the International Symposia
‘Iconicity in Language and Literature’ (with Olga Fischer, Amsterdam), died unexpectedly on February 4, 2006 at the age of 73. An eminent Pound
and Hemingway scholar, Nänny became known within semiotics mainly for his work on iconicity in literature. In a seminal article in the second
Word & Image issue (1986), he was one of the first to ... read more.
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State of the Art Report: Zoosemiotics
By Dario Martinelli
Thomas Sebeok’s introduction of zoosemiotics within the scientific world, back in 1963, was obviously far
from being the first attempt to study non-human signalling
behaviour. Yet, Sebeok opened an avenue that scholars
were a bit hesitant to explore. ... read more.
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Photo credit: Ruta Saulyte
Semiotic Profile: Hyakudai Sakamoto, Pioneer of Semiotic Activities in East Asia
By Takashi Fujimoto
Professor Hyakudai Sakamoto (1928-) is a leading figure not
only in Asian semiotic activities, having eventually organized both Japanese
and East Asian Associations for Semiotic Studies (JASS and EAASS hereafter)
but also in the field of bioethics, founding both Japanese Association for
Bioethics (JAB) and Asian Bioethics Association (ABA) ... read more.
Encyclopedia of Semiotics edited by Professor Hyakudai Sakamoto
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